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the fact is that it is law making by a non elected body. here is wayne cruz from the competitive enterprise institute. >> the agency is issuing rules but they are not accountable to voters. you have the law and there is a great argument this nation needs to have about much of the law making that takes place in the country. if you are a regular scitizen ad can show you are harmed by this, they are facing several lawsuits and some will be argued by the supreme court. >> thank you so much. new developments raising questions about who should be held responsible for the deadly train derailment in new york city. operator was suspended without pay for reportedly nodding off. train was equipped with alert system but it was on the other end of the train. we are joined by our legal eagle panel. could it be now that the onus is going to be on the mta, the train company? >> we have causing -- don't break out the latin words on me. >> thanks d s dug. >> it is how you hold the company responsible for the conduct of the employee. if they are outside the s
the fact is that it is law making by a non elected body. here is wayne cruz from the competitive enterprise institute. >> the agency is issuing rules but they are not accountable to voters. you have the law and there is a great argument this nation needs to have about much of the law making that takes place in the country. if you are a regular scitizen ad can show you are harmed by this, they are facing several lawsuits and some will be argued by the supreme court. >> thank you so...
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i believe midterm elections, gop has a grand opportunity to reach out to those pop that have suffered the most. they can take over the house and senate if they do grassroots advocacy, if the tea party and party establishment would join as one we have a grand opportunity. >> chris, last word. >> a lot of this is going to fall on republicans come midterms, what do they want to do. for example, take immigration. if you want to address this issue and to be viable at a national level, you have to put something forward. if you're going to be basically trapped by fringe within your own party, you end up doing nothing. part of that is the reality. they have to come to the fact divisions are not -- >> senate republicans do something about immigration, chris. >> not house republicans. >> approval rate, low rate but we're out of time. angela, lame duck president has three years to go. >> i got you. >> thanks so much. >> thank you. >> we will be right back. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying act
i believe midterm elections, gop has a grand opportunity to reach out to those pop that have suffered the most. they can take over the house and senate if they do grassroots advocacy, if the tea party and party establishment would join as one we have a grand opportunity. >> chris, last word. >> a lot of this is going to fall on republicans come midterms, what do they want to do. for example, take immigration. if you want to address this issue and to be viable at a national level,...
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this was not a secret election. there were millions of dollars spent. a big election. everyone knew there was an election coming up. the voter turnout in that primary? 18%. fewer than one in five eligible republicans voted. it would be the same way if we had a democratic primary. who are the 18%? they tend to be the most partisan, the most idelogical. people are mad about something. if we could get the voter turnout up to 40% in primaries i think you would have a little different result. right now the voter turnout is very low. the second thing is $5 million, $6 million flooded in from some of the out-of-state organizations which now enforce party orthodoxy. if you deviate one little bit you run the risk of having millions dollars worth of ads run against you. my message would be the following. you may run the risk if you do what you think is right and vote for something that you think is practical and compromise and try and move the country forward. you do run the risk of maybe losing your party's primary. that is true. but if you don't with congress' job approval cur
this was not a secret election. there were millions of dollars spent. a big election. everyone knew there was an election coming up. the voter turnout in that primary? 18%. fewer than one in five eligible republicans voted. it would be the same way if we had a democratic primary. who are the 18%? they tend to be the most partisan, the most idelogical. people are mad about something. if we could get the voter turnout up to 40% in primaries i think you would have a little different result. right...
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we heard after the election about the latino vote in america. look at the latest poll out of gallup. the support of of the president has gone down 23% among hispanic voters. that's a huge discrepancy. from where he was a year ago. >> and the reason -- now this is not obviously a good law for the american people. but politically, the reason why this is valuable is it's exposing the president for what he's about. he's all about making promises that aren't coming true. now people are getting the reality of what barack obama is about in their mailbox. the difference between this scandal and many others is this is affecting millions of people in their bank account losing their doctor, their health care. this is just the beginning. just wait until employers have the option of dumping their insurance and throwing people on these exchanges. >> let me ask you this. we know the federal renlster back in july of oh 2010. they knew the individual policies, it could be as high as 80% of americans would lose them. they also said 60 some odd percent of small bu
we heard after the election about the latino vote in america. look at the latest poll out of gallup. the support of of the president has gone down 23% among hispanic voters. that's a huge discrepancy. from where he was a year ago. >> and the reason -- now this is not obviously a good law for the american people. but politically, the reason why this is valuable is it's exposing the president for what he's about. he's all about making promises that aren't coming true. now people are getting...
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he became south africa's first democratically elected and first black president and forge ad legacy of forgiveness and unit. bill: we learned moments ago, mandela's national funeral will take place december 15th, nine days from now. greg palkot leading coverage. greg, you were in south africa six months ago. how are people reacting there? >> reporter: that's right, bill. we were outside the pretoria hospital whereenelson mandela laid gravely ill couple months ago. we saw the outpouring. the scenes we're looking at now from south africa is just the beginning. it will continue. crowds are gathering outside of the johannesburg house where mandela spent last troubling weeks and months. they're marking the passing of the person they can the father of their country. they're mourning and also celebrating the man. his body was taken overnight to a nearby morgue in preparation for the week-long morning period starting with a national day of prayer this coming sunday and ending with burial in the following sunday in the home village. probably no stronger tribute we've heard today from the one-ti
he became south africa's first democratically elected and first black president and forge ad legacy of forgiveness and unit. bill: we learned moments ago, mandela's national funeral will take place december 15th, nine days from now. greg palkot leading coverage. greg, you were in south africa six months ago. how are people reacting there? >> reporter: that's right, bill. we were outside the pretoria hospital whereenelson mandela laid gravely ill couple months ago. we saw the outpouring....
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i was just incredibly honored to have been elected in november 2008. my district really encompasses the ethnic and economic diversity that exists throughout the city. as a result, i think my district is really emblematic of the entire city. you can find every political perspective that you could possibly want in district 3. so oftentimes, the interest of my district and the city really are quite a line, so i do not have to think about this difference is probably quite as often as some of my colleagues may have to. i in particular want to thank the mayor for his decision to protect our nutrition programs. this is something that i think we all believe is incredibly important at a time when we have seen massive federal and state cuts, for us to hold the line locally and stand up in the city of st. francis for our seniors and our nutrition programs and families. i think we have a lot of challenges right now. we are still in the midst of the great recession. we all know way too many folks who are struggling in a minimum wage jobs pirouette of folks who have
i was just incredibly honored to have been elected in november 2008. my district really encompasses the ethnic and economic diversity that exists throughout the city. as a result, i think my district is really emblematic of the entire city. you can find every political perspective that you could possibly want in district 3. so oftentimes, the interest of my district and the city really are quite a line, so i do not have to think about this difference is probably quite as often as some of my...
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sort of the parallel of the economy in the last presidential election. republicans were just constantly hammering how bad the economy was. then people sort of looked up on election day, it is not, it is a little better than terrible. so i think i'm growing to stick with the guy who is in charge already. if they look up and say, you know what? i thought i would lose my doctor and my plan and pharmaceuticals but turned out only lost my pharmaceuticals and plan got my doctor, it was a little better than projected to be. >> remember in 2012, the other variable was do i want to vote for mitt romney? you will have to have, in a situation like this where you have no candidate yet, and airwaves free to attack one person that can have little bit of an impact. you will be up against somebody. you have to leave on the side of road, 20, 40, years, whatever been, seems he was around forever, somebody has got to run against him. that's got to be a choice. and i'm not so sure you can do it just on basis of this. martha: almost 2014 now. a lot of this stuff will come ho
sort of the parallel of the economy in the last presidential election. republicans were just constantly hammering how bad the economy was. then people sort of looked up on election day, it is not, it is a little better than terrible. so i think i'm growing to stick with the guy who is in charge already. if they look up and say, you know what? i thought i would lose my doctor and my plan and pharmaceuticals but turned out only lost my pharmaceuticals and plan got my doctor, it was a little...
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economic policies required for which to enjoy real benefits for the membership info to the european elections is a vote for that change. during the second day of the meeting participants discussed the prospects of promoting sustainable growth and jobs to you. which is tightly linked to the ongoing budget debate. the optional but the best to bpp group vice chairman responsible for budget and structural policies explain the framework of the debate don't send jokes. the main teaching. and unless you give in and european governments so this is that the girl at the discussions. he got to the budget the budget tells you something today tokyo but it is the thirty five percent this might have discussed it won't mean an addiction. with the stupid dumb and so cheap alicia forty six who was given. for. the for the increasingly choose to cling to these talks and jokes. he says what the ppp would it would go. support for the student addiction the talks and jokes. you know how to play with me. what don't compete but it's pretty important. she had to cope with the auction page. saved by a succession of labo
economic policies required for which to enjoy real benefits for the membership info to the european elections is a vote for that change. during the second day of the meeting participants discussed the prospects of promoting sustainable growth and jobs to you. which is tightly linked to the ongoing budget debate. the optional but the best to bpp group vice chairman responsible for budget and structural policies explain the framework of the debate don't send jokes. the main teaching. and unless...
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next year's congressional elections. let's find out. robert gibbs is a political analyst and former press secretary under president obama. and david corn is an msnbc political analyst and washington bureau chief at mother jones. robert, you know better about him than most people. you've worked with him in tight situations. i hope you got to see our program last night. we had a huge audience of 1.3 million. >> i did. >> i mean, it's a very big audience of people who tuned in just to hear the president. even on a night when so many hearts and minds were focused on the lives of nelson mandela. they took some time out to watch our program with the president. he said at that time when i asked him how do you do big deals and he said history says you only get a big program through, something really important, when one party controls the government. the house, the senate, and the presidency. does that mean to you he's still holding out hopes he can pull a big upset in the sixth year of his presidency next november? >> well, i was certainly stru
next year's congressional elections. let's find out. robert gibbs is a political analyst and former press secretary under president obama. and david corn is an msnbc political analyst and washington bureau chief at mother jones. robert, you know better about him than most people. you've worked with him in tight situations. i hope you got to see our program last night. we had a huge audience of 1.3 million. >> i did. >> i mean, it's a very big audience of people who tuned in just to...
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seiu, i think they spent close to $30 million helping the president of the united states get elected. so they spent $30 million. how many times did andy stern, sciu chief visit the white house? 50, 60 times, something like that. it does show that -- you look at that and think, well, maybe he's more interested in having the job than doing the job. but as he just pointed out, it's all about priorities. yesterday i think we heard the president of the united states say when he retires from the white house, you know what he'd like to do? he would like to host the sports center top ten program. >> right. >> maybe it will work with your husband. >> i know condoleeza rice wants to be nfl commissioner. >> speechless. just to think about this, this is his signature plan. how does that make you feel is this right now in your home, millions of people losing their coverage, knowing the president met with kathleen sebelius one time in the 3 1/2 years leading up to this? how does that make you feel? >> the "new york times," oftentimes they have the unnamed white house source, we watched how the stor
seiu, i think they spent close to $30 million helping the president of the united states get elected. so they spent $30 million. how many times did andy stern, sciu chief visit the white house? 50, 60 times, something like that. it does show that -- you look at that and think, well, maybe he's more interested in having the job than doing the job. but as he just pointed out, it's all about priorities. yesterday i think we heard the president of the united states say when he retires from the...
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and then of course when he was elected, brought na office. charlie rangel thought he would have access to the white house as chairman of the house ways and means committee. he didn't get access. >> and who did? >> al sharpton. that's who they went with for their community outreach. they went with al sharpton over charlie rangel. charlie rangel has been pretty honest about the failures of obama care. the real difference is style. charlie rangel likes other people. he is a warm person. spend an afternoon with charlie rangel. he exsuds an affection for other human beings. that is wholly absent from president obama. name five people close to him? they don't exist. you can name 500 for charlie rangel. >> remember the picture of him on the beach in the dominican republic. he evaded taxes on the cottage. the president didn't take to his side and also you remember the $30,000 plate funt raising event that went on in harlem, which is the district of charlie rangel. he wasn't invited. >> but you can have a conversation with charlie rangel. charlie rang
and then of course when he was elected, brought na office. charlie rangel thought he would have access to the white house as chairman of the house ways and means committee. he didn't get access. >> and who did? >> al sharpton. that's who they went with for their community outreach. they went with al sharpton over charlie rangel. charlie rangel has been pretty honest about the failures of obama care. the real difference is style. charlie rangel likes other people. he is a warm...
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female great and general court elected representatives, female mayors and other female-elected officials we are honored to have present as well. steve grossman, treasurer of the commonwealth. and would other male elected officials stand in support of the cause of women in politics. [applause] tonight's event was sparked by a milestone in women's political activism. 175 years ago, right here in boston, angelina grimke, a white southerner from charleston, south carolina became the first american woman to address a legislative body. tonight, we are honored to have her great great grandson, mark mason here with us. please give him applause. [applause] angelina grimke's purpose in addressing the legislative body was to present petitions bearing the signatures of 20,000 massachusetts women, black and white, to a joint committee of the general court. the petitioner sought to have congress end slavery in the district of convio but before angelina grimke spoke about the issue of slavery, she knew she had to address the elephant in the room. the fact that she was a woman giving a speech to group o
female great and general court elected representatives, female mayors and other female-elected officials we are honored to have present as well. steve grossman, treasurer of the commonwealth. and would other male elected officials stand in support of the cause of women in politics. [applause] tonight's event was sparked by a milestone in women's political activism. 175 years ago, right here in boston, angelina grimke, a white southerner from charleston, south carolina became the first american...
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lawmakers don't have much appetite for that, especially going into an election year. so in that sense, it's good news for the entire country. in terms of losers, the kinds of fees they are talking about and again, we don't have a final deal are things like higher airline ticket fees, the president had those in the budget. when you look at the budget cuts, not medicare, social security cuts but federal retirement benefits would be cut somewhat so federal workers could be losers to a small degree in the deal. >> john, i want to ask you about president obama's speech today about the nation's growing income divide, but first, let's listen to this clip. >> the idea that a child may never be able to escape that poverty because she lacks a descent education or health care or a community that views her future as their own, that should offend all of us and compel us to action. we're a better country than this. >> so, john, what does the budget have to do with the speech the president gave today? >> well, the president has two goals. one -- the first is do no harm to the econom
lawmakers don't have much appetite for that, especially going into an election year. so in that sense, it's good news for the entire country. in terms of losers, the kinds of fees they are talking about and again, we don't have a final deal are things like higher airline ticket fees, the president had those in the budget. when you look at the budget cuts, not medicare, social security cuts but federal retirement benefits would be cut somewhat so federal workers could be losers to a small degree...
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i would say in the recent election in the governor's race in virginia, you did see turnout that didn't appreciably drop in terms of the percentage of the electorate that was made up by certain segments of that population that you would normally see in a non-presidential election. so i definitely think there is some hope for that and there's certainly some evidence for that. it's clear that that is going to have to happen in order to see change in a government that might well be determined because of redistricting and the real estate of the political environment as much as anything else. >> yeah. david corn, he was very careful to say the people that don't necessarily show up meaning minorities and young people. there he was talking to a young people's crowd to project to a larger number of people using that audience. did you hear -- because the only implication could be. or he still hopes to get a governoring majority in both houses where he's able to get things done. like immigration, like a lot of things in implementing fully obama care? >> to me there's an interesting thing here of
i would say in the recent election in the governor's race in virginia, you did see turnout that didn't appreciably drop in terms of the percentage of the electorate that was made up by certain segments of that population that you would normally see in a non-presidential election. so i definitely think there is some hope for that and there's certainly some evidence for that. it's clear that that is going to have to happen in order to see change in a government that might well be determined...
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election. >> i think we want to rates a lot of news and tell entertainment stories i think there is a incremental political scoop that now it's just a tweet. it was something that was never that interesting and basically contained 142 characters that someone's press secretary put which are super fun to do if your covering it campaign and maybe just publishing things on twitter and writing the story is going to absorb more of the small increment which is great because it's a waste of time to write those stories. you feel like you are stretching to fill 400 words but i don't know. basically you want to do really like deep reporting and those are the things. and also we want to do fun and entertaining stuff about these guys. politics has always been both about policy and power but also gossip and personality and if you ever talked any of these politicians, that's what they want to talk about. it's all kind of rolled up together so we kind of have to do all of that. yeah, so that's all i've got. thanks all you guys for coming and thanks a.j. for -- for putting this whole thing together.
election. >> i think we want to rates a lot of news and tell entertainment stories i think there is a incremental political scoop that now it's just a tweet. it was something that was never that interesting and basically contained 142 characters that someone's press secretary put which are super fun to do if your covering it campaign and maybe just publishing things on twitter and writing the story is going to absorb more of the small increment which is great because it's a waste of time...
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he knows it will coincide with the 2016 election. >> thank you for coming on and joining us on this again. time to see what is trending on al jazeera america's web. let's go to harmeli aregawi. >> there's a customised way to treat cancers. one guest looks at one or a few of your genes, but if you are at mao clinic, they'll test all the genes, to see which are making you sick. it will cost about $21,000. a viewer says: >> you can read more at the website. now, speaking of fighting illnesses, we asked you to spend a photo of your movember moust ark and why you took part in the campaign to raise money for cancer. you can vote for your favourite moustache on this website. mike has raised more than $500 for the cause and says, "i'm spreading the word to those who think movember is not serious. oh, and i hate shaving. this is brad's fifth year participating. he raised over $800. he said, "because i look ridiculous, generating attention to raise awareness and fund for a preventative check-up. thanks to all of you for taking part and sending us your photos. >> great causes. good for them. straigh
he knows it will coincide with the 2016 election. >> thank you for coming on and joining us on this again. time to see what is trending on al jazeera america's web. let's go to harmeli aregawi. >> there's a customised way to treat cancers. one guest looks at one or a few of your genes, but if you are at mao clinic, they'll test all the genes, to see which are making you sick. it will cost about $21,000. a viewer says: >> you can read more at the website. now, speaking of...
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the 2014 elections are in the same states. >> the federal elections. >> it's more severe. >> dan, fred, susan, thank you all. we will be back. i got my take away and the trivia. first white house soup of the day. turkey lentil. ten days of leftovers. we'll be right back. if you've got copd like me, hey breathing's hard. know the feeling? copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effects include dry mouth and constipation. nothing can reverse copd.
the 2014 elections are in the same states. >> the federal elections. >> it's more severe. >> dan, fred, susan, thank you all. we will be back. i got my take away and the trivia. first white house soup of the day. turkey lentil. ten days of leftovers. we'll be right back. if you've got copd like me, hey breathing's hard. know the feeling? copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed...
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and what will be the impact of obama care on the 2014 elections, and even perhaps the 2016 presidential race? >>> plus, an historic week for pope francis with his first major statement, attacking what he calls, quote, the idolatry of money. what continues is a whirlwind change for the vatican. i'll go one on one with cardinal timothy dolan of new york. he is one of the leading cardinals in america. he talks about why the church has turned against obama care and why the church has been outmarketed on gay marriage. >>> nbc correspondent harry smith with the story of the survivor of the boston marathon bombing. he represents the true meaning of boston strong. i'm david gregory onand this is "meet the press" on sunday, december 1st. >>> good sunday morning. a big weekend for the future of president obama's landmark health care legislation, two months to the day since the troubled launch of heal healthcare.gov, they put out a report this morning saying they're making dramatic progress and the team is meeting with private sector velocity and effectiveness. that's how the website apparently is
and what will be the impact of obama care on the 2014 elections, and even perhaps the 2016 presidential race? >>> plus, an historic week for pope francis with his first major statement, attacking what he calls, quote, the idolatry of money. what continues is a whirlwind change for the vatican. i'll go one on one with cardinal timothy dolan of new york. he is one of the leading cardinals in america. he talks about why the church has turned against obama care and why the church has been...
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, the coming election of 2012, and tell you one and a goat. he complained about congress in particular, michele bachman. shook his head and said, what she says about me, and so i said to them, mr. president, i guess you know what mark twain said about congress, and taoiseach is a. he said marc twain said the closure a congressman and suppose you were an idiot, but i repeat myself. [laughter] >> he loved it. but yeah, coming back to your point, i think there are similarities. obama is very cerebral. he is an academic, taught at law school if you wish chicago. in kennedy published books, wrote books. obama wrote books, editing it is a certain affinity for this kind of -- now kennedy was i think he was never a glad hander, and certainly obama is not a glad handed. i sat next to that one did and there's no smalltalk. he's really very serious and it's all business all the time, and that's fine with me. i'm academic, too, but kennedy never really liked that kind of traditional boston, how is your grandma and your uncle so-and-so? he never liked enga
, the coming election of 2012, and tell you one and a goat. he complained about congress in particular, michele bachman. shook his head and said, what she says about me, and so i said to them, mr. president, i guess you know what mark twain said about congress, and taoiseach is a. he said marc twain said the closure a congressman and suppose you were an idiot, but i repeat myself. [laughter] >> he loved it. but yeah, coming back to your point, i think there are similarities. obama is very...
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and she -- her party will stand for elections when it comes for this general election, this snap election, this election that's going to happen in about five to six weeks. she will -- her party will be in that election, obviously, we can say that polling, recent polling shows them still to hold the majority. so it's going to be an uphill battle for most of the party. because the ruling party still has the majority and yes, she is still the head of that party so most likely she could be right back in office, actually never really leave office, she's going to be the care taker prime minister, the way things are going now, she will remain in her position. >> okay our scott heidler? live in bangkok, thank you. >>> now we look at the african future, that african national party is facing serious problems. tabo umbeke succeeded mandela, yet he faced serious objection for not doing enough for fighting hiv. he has been charged with rape, racket eager and corruption but he has been cleared of those charges. his party seemed to crack from within. strike mine workers, killing dozens, it was the singl
and she -- her party will stand for elections when it comes for this general election, this snap election, this election that's going to happen in about five to six weeks. she will -- her party will be in that election, obviously, we can say that polling, recent polling shows them still to hold the majority. so it's going to be an uphill battle for most of the party. because the ruling party still has the majority and yes, she is still the head of that party so most likely she could be right...
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>> we lose elections when we write things off as political sound bites. the fact of the matter is when you actually try to reform the health care system, which is the size of the gdp of france, around $3 trillion, the most complicated area of public policy anyone could imagine, when you actually try to roll up your sleeves and do something about fixing the drivers of cost and expanding the insurance markets and reimbursement rates, it's become a very complicated thing to do. it's an area that lends itself nicely to kind of one off sound bites but doing something is really tough. the reality is this, the reality is republicans have answers and democrats have answers. i think the president would be very well served if you were to call the 50 state governors together and say, folks, i don't care if you're a republican or democrat, we have an interest in fixing the system from what it is today. you have answers and all tried a little bit of something in your individual state and all kind of done an exchange program and exceeded to various degrees. i'm going t
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it took another election. the election of 1992, in which sarah brady, a life-long republican, the daughter of that fbi agent, she supported the democrat, bill clinton. she supported him because he supported the brady bill. and in the fall of clinton's first year in office, with clinton's party in control of the house and of the senate, it actually happened. >> in the east room of the white house today, it was not just an ordinary presidential ceremony, the end of a long road for jim and sarah brady, parents of the brady bill. >> that was a road more than 12 years long. but at last gun control supporters could smile. the brady bill was now law. >> and now we're here to tell the nra that their nightmare is true, we're back. we're not going away after brady. we have a lot to do. >> chuck schumer, a much younger congressman chuck schumer back then and wasn't entirely wrong when he said that. congress did pass and clinton did sign an assault weapons ban months later. when they lost in a landslide in the 1994 midter
it took another election. the election of 1992, in which sarah brady, a life-long republican, the daughter of that fbi agent, she supported the democrat, bill clinton. she supported him because he supported the brady bill. and in the fall of clinton's first year in office, with clinton's party in control of the house and of the senate, it actually happened. >> in the east room of the white house today, it was not just an ordinary presidential ceremony, the end of a long road for jim and...
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learned through trial and error that true democracy cannot exist without a free and fair and honest election. you cannot have a democracy when you arrest and harm its peaceful protesters. >> more than a thousand flights canceled today as the northeast is set to get pounded with another round of winter weather. the snow and ice blamed for a chain reaction, car accident. this one involving 50 cars. we'll tell you where this happened. and what our first read team says both democrats and republicans could be wrong about what issue will dominate next year's midterm elections. >>> plus -- >> i just don't know how it happened. i really don't. passengers got off and you think somebody would have rubbed me or pushed me, we're here. >> the worst layover ever. a man falls asleep on a plane only to wake up and find he's all alone on the plane. the big question now, how did the flight crew miss this and a large security question here. >>> join our conversation on twitter. people join angie's list for all kinds of reasons. i go to angie's list to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely
learned through trial and error that true democracy cannot exist without a free and fair and honest election. you cannot have a democracy when you arrest and harm its peaceful protesters. >> more than a thousand flights canceled today as the northeast is set to get pounded with another round of winter weather. the snow and ice blamed for a chain reaction, car accident. this one involving 50 cars. we'll tell you where this happened. and what our first read team says both democrats and...
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new york mayor elect bill deblass yo announced bill bratton as new yorks's police commissioner. he ran the police force 20 years ago and he vowed to repair the relationship between officers and minority neighborhoods amid the nypd's controversial stop and frisk program, a tactic he has embraced in the pass while the incoming mayor has criticized it, bratton said a book he read when he was 9 will guide him on his new beat. >> i checked this thing out so often that i don't think anybody else in boston ever saw it. it is a book about the new york city police department of 1956 and i loved the title "your police." in this city, i want every new yorker to talk about their police, my police, with respect and with confidence that they are going to be respected. >> bratton has led the boston and los angeles police departments. >>> pope francis bringing another big change to the catholic church. the pontiff just launching a commission to prevent priests from sexually abusing young children and to help children who were victims of abuse. the new pope has faced some criticism on how he's h
new york mayor elect bill deblass yo announced bill bratton as new yorks's police commissioner. he ran the police force 20 years ago and he vowed to repair the relationship between officers and minority neighborhoods amid the nypd's controversial stop and frisk program, a tactic he has embraced in the pass while the incoming mayor has criticized it, bratton said a book he read when he was 9 will guide him on his new beat. >> i checked this thing out so often that i don't think anybody...
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he just recently won election to congress, had been out for a while, came back to congress. he's certainly been able to grab a whole lot of headlines. he's a tea party favorite, someone who is often been accused of talking birthers situations and someone who has the ability to grab headlines but he will start out as big underdog john cornyn. big financial advantage, also a primary coming up. not a lot of time for steve stockman to make up ground. >> cornyn joins a growing list of gop senators up for re-election next year getting primary so to speak. who else is on that list? >> well, on that list it's actually the number one senate republican as mentioned, mitch mcconnell, cochran of mississippi and lamar alexander in tennessee. and you look at this environment, there are 12 senate republicans who are running for re-election. craig, seven of the 12 face primary challenges coming from the tea party. that's pretty extraordinary. think about the situation if harry reid and dick durbin were running for re-election and getting challenges from the populist occupy wall street left,
he just recently won election to congress, had been out for a while, came back to congress. he's certainly been able to grab a whole lot of headlines. he's a tea party favorite, someone who is often been accused of talking birthers situations and someone who has the ability to grab headlines but he will start out as big underdog john cornyn. big financial advantage, also a primary coming up. not a lot of time for steve stockman to make up ground. >> cornyn joins a growing list of gop...
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obama elected in a highly democratic nation, even with its racial divides. there's just no comparison. it actually doesn't surprise me, though, that we didn't hear as much about mandela in obama's books, because the truth is, you know, the president in becoming the first black president had to spend a lot of time convincing white americans he would be the president of all americans. >> race does not tread into very frequently and in some cases does not. >> unfortunately that's part of the politics of the united states, to become the first black president, he felt the need to spend a lot of time talking about his kansas roots, not his kenyan roots. >> another theme of the last few days has been the relationship mandela had to his opponents, one of grace and forgiveness and shrewd negotiation as well. hearing the president talk about what richard brought up, you can't understand your supporters but you also need to understand your opponent. seems like as much a reminder for democrats as it was a sort of signal to republicans that this is about both teams here.
obama elected in a highly democratic nation, even with its racial divides. there's just no comparison. it actually doesn't surprise me, though, that we didn't hear as much about mandela in obama's books, because the truth is, you know, the president in becoming the first black president had to spend a lot of time convincing white americans he would be the president of all americans. >> race does not tread into very frequently and in some cases does not. >> unfortunately that's part...
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republicans win elections when the government asks them to do things they can't do. >> page three of the report it says here, the team is reacting with high pressure velocity and effectiveness. that's an acknowledgment that, you know what, this was a government operation for a long time and it failed. now we're bringing in the private sector folks. that is an indictment on the whole idea of government as a solution, frankly, when you look at this. >> and the president as a manager, and people around him who can get the bureaucracy to move in a particular direction, which is not easy, but this is your point on how nimble government is. >> the challenge is i think the goals are laudible, mayor, and it's something the president articulated brilliantly as an election and reelection mantra. but this is a tough bet, and he had a responsibility to make sure the rollout was not this disastrous in order to achieve these goals. because now they're at risk of losing the credibility of government as an agent of change. >> republicans are insist he en relentless pursuit of failure. we have democr
republicans win elections when the government asks them to do things they can't do. >> page three of the report it says here, the team is reacting with high pressure velocity and effectiveness. that's an acknowledgment that, you know what, this was a government operation for a long time and it failed. now we're bringing in the private sector folks. that is an indictment on the whole idea of government as a solution, frankly, when you look at this. >> and the president as a manager,...
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president obama carries florida in the last election, i think he even carried the cuban american vote. because the younger generations don't feel the hostile feelings towards the cast drove brothers. some people would hope that the empargo would be ended before this president leaves office. i wouldn't bet on that, necessarily. but president obama has taken steps to ease travel to cuba, and to make it easier for cuban americans to send remit tans home to their family. so relations are not as tense as they once were. >> yes, up deed, and former president has said that the hand shake was something significant, and he also expressed the hope that it will be an omen for the future, and yet, interestingly, a white house official has told the reuters news agency that the u.s. still has grave concerns about human rights situation? cuba, what do you make of that? >> well, i think there are concerns but in a way that's kind of an excuse for not moving ahead, because it is still so politically a dangerous frankie for democrat to take any steps. so again, i don't see any movement in the immediate
president obama carries florida in the last election, i think he even carried the cuban american vote. because the younger generations don't feel the hostile feelings towards the cast drove brothers. some people would hope that the empargo would be ended before this president leaves office. i wouldn't bet on that, necessarily. but president obama has taken steps to ease travel to cuba, and to make it easier for cuban americans to send remit tans home to their family. so relations are not as...
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. >> we're hoping to provide a model for other states as they elect to move forward with their own marijuana policy. >> reporter: the colorado experiment, taking root. the denver post as hired a recreational marijuana editor. and matt brown says noncoloradoans are excited to experience the new rocky mountain high. >> we anticipate next year on our guided tours -- >> reporter: this chef teaches some cannabis classes today. he sees more. >> can you see a day when there's a restaurant, alexander's. >> okay. fine. >> i would love that. i mean that's always been my goal. >> a goal that here in colorado could soon be reality. miguel marquez, cnn, denver. >> this just in to cnn, cleveland kidnapper ariel castro, the one who held the three young women for nearly a decade, his death has been ruled suicide. not auto air rottic as fix wags in his prison cell. two independent experts concluded that it was an accident something gone wrong was inconclusive. he was found hanging by bed sheets. and they're saying it was nothing more than that, just a suicide. >> a battle playing out in a los angeles courtro
. >> we're hoping to provide a model for other states as they elect to move forward with their own marijuana policy. >> reporter: the colorado experiment, taking root. the denver post as hired a recreational marijuana editor. and matt brown says noncoloradoans are excited to experience the new rocky mountain high. >> we anticipate next year on our guided tours -- >> reporter: this chef teaches some cannabis classes today. he sees more. >> can you see a day when...
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, the election of ruthserford b. hayes who did not win the popular vote. but then again, many people were not allowed to vote in the south, so this so-called compromise was to get him into office as long as he pulled out the federal troops out of the south, so that it would end reconstruction. so it's not -- compromising people's welfare in that particular case. so we're debating those issues today, and i don't think there are easy answers to them. >> we have time for one more question. >> you mentioned lincoln's bottomlessness, and if wonder if you could say a little more about that in the context of the evolution of his views on slavery, and a general question for both: given the very interesting comments about how all times are messy when you look at them, in the present, as you do, an illusion we look back and think of things has having been much clearer. what kind of perspective does that give in terms of so many people feeling we have such a dysfunctional government and how do we go forward, but with thetive yo
, the election of ruthserford b. hayes who did not win the popular vote. but then again, many people were not allowed to vote in the south, so this so-called compromise was to get him into office as long as he pulled out the federal troops out of the south, so that it would end reconstruction. so it's not -- compromising people's welfare in that particular case. so we're debating those issues today, and i don't think there are easy answers to them. >> we have time for one more question....
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a year after his historic election as south africa's first president was credited with bringing his nation together at the world cup final which south africa won. he got to host the2010 world cup. the first time that tournament was ever held in africa. and he was known for inspiring athletes across generations. boxing legend muhammad ali had this to say about mandela. he was a man whose heart, soul, and spirit could not be contained or restrained by racial and economic injustices, metal bars, or the burden of hate and revenge. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," worldwide reaction to the dealt of nelson mandela. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] we give you relief from your cold symptoms. you give them the giggles. tylenol cold® helps relieve your worst cold and flu symptoms. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol cold®. [ ding ] cheese plate? cheese plate. no, i made something better. you used the oven? boom. [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. make the holidays po
a year after his historic election as south africa's first president was credited with bringing his nation together at the world cup final which south africa won. he got to host the2010 world cup. the first time that tournament was ever held in africa. and he was known for inspiring athletes across generations. boxing legend muhammad ali had this to say about mandela. he was a man whose heart, soul, and spirit could not be contained or restrained by racial and economic injustices, metal bars,...
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you see this sort of play out in election after election. we don't want to seem like we are which those people when, in fact, that is who elects presidents. >> that is the democratic base and increaseingly, every poll shows they are representing more and more of this populist unmet node early. >> that is right. when democrats start losing primaries, everyone can criticize the president. that stinks. they always have. we can hold him accountable. >> it's fascinating five years into obama's presidency, we are arguing what he believes. >> coming up. >> moaning he is a good politician. >> coming up next, america's favorite hit, political and/or country events quiz show up against the clocks. it is happening this hour in minutes. stick around. . ask me what it's like to get your best night's sleep every night. [announcer] why not talk to someone who's sleeping on the most highly recommended bed in america? ask me about my tempur-pedic. ask me how fast i fall asleep. ask me about staying asleep. [announcer] tempur-pedic owners are more satisfied t
you see this sort of play out in election after election. we don't want to seem like we are which those people when, in fact, that is who elects presidents. >> that is the democratic base and increaseingly, every poll shows they are representing more and more of this populist unmet node early. >> that is right. when democrats start losing primaries, everyone can criticize the president. that stinks. they always have. we can hold him accountable. >> it's fascinating five years...
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he led president obama's transition team after the 2008 election. he'll help obama regain ground after the troubled obama care rollout. >>> canada is making a claim for the north pole. the government has asked the united nations to extend its border into the arctic by about a million square miles. why? it could be the fact that the north pole holds about a third of the world's undiscovered natural gas and 15% of its oil. that would make santa canadian, but russia, canada and denmark all claim parts of the north pole as their own. >>> the government is finally out of the car business. cnbc's jackie deangeles is here with what's moving your money. jackie, the traders resold its final stake of gm and we just learned that for the first time a woman is going to take the wheel there. >> that's right, good morning, chris. mary barra will succeed dan ackerson. and the u.s. government lost $10.5 billion on the gm bailout but the alternative would have been a lot worse. the recession could have been a depression, that's according to treasury secretary jack le
he led president obama's transition team after the 2008 election. he'll help obama regain ground after the troubled obama care rollout. >>> canada is making a claim for the north pole. the government has asked the united nations to extend its border into the arctic by about a million square miles. why? it could be the fact that the north pole holds about a third of the world's undiscovered natural gas and 15% of its oil. that would make santa canadian, but russia, canada and denmark...
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i believe and so does our and all the elect that officials in the surrounding area, members of congress who represent the area in westchester county think it presents one of the most serious safety and environmental threats facing the new york metropolitan region. new york is no longer really meaning to face the threat because the champlain express to deliver a thousand megawatts per hour to the new york metropolitan reason. with the implementation of the champlain hudson power express from the security of new york's electric grid would be increased to new yorkers would no longer have to live with the dangers in their own backyard. it's obviously a benefit to new york and the safety of the arc is obviously all of our concerns. given the great benefits of the project, i really believe it is important that it is implemented in a timely manner. my only question is only in our effort to plan for a post-indian point your. i am sure that we have to make sure that we have sufficiently reliable safe energy to replace the nuclear facility. when some of us set that it should be close, people came
i believe and so does our and all the elect that officials in the surrounding area, members of congress who represent the area in westchester county think it presents one of the most serious safety and environmental threats facing the new york metropolitan region. new york is no longer really meaning to face the threat because the champlain express to deliver a thousand megawatts per hour to the new york metropolitan reason. with the implementation of the champlain hudson power express from the...
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they have been elected to a second term in the white house. i imagine -- >> made fun of jimmy carter. >> probably not in front of him. >> didn't quite make the cut. >> i imagine the obama would probably ask, how did you handle the second term, a divided congress and poll numbers take a hit. then at the end of the day, you recognize they are all human kz and probably talk about their dog. they have a dog. i imagine president bush brought a few home made paintings. >> there was some reporting, i don't know if you can confirm, jimmy carter got the middle seat. >> what i found interesting, you have president bush who probably in his own mind i think would say i did a lot of -- interesting as the republican on the plane, done the most during their presidency, debatable but certainly a lot. if i'm president obama and talking with president clinton and hillary and michelle obama, i'm saying, bill, hillary, you want access to my data -- >> can you do it sounding like -- >> you can do that. if you get that to turn out the minority vote, youth vote, 201
they have been elected to a second term in the white house. i imagine -- >> made fun of jimmy carter. >> probably not in front of him. >> didn't quite make the cut. >> i imagine the obama would probably ask, how did you handle the second term, a divided congress and poll numbers take a hit. then at the end of the day, you recognize they are all human kz and probably talk about their dog. they have a dog. i imagine president bush brought a few home made paintings....
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so i think there is -- when i looked at the elections, in new, chris christie won in jersey, that is true, but so did minimum wage expansion. virginia,liffe won in walsh in boston, palacios in new york. the person who was protested education -- >> could you speak up? >> the person who was pro- education won. so there is something going on in the country that is about, yes, working hard. nobody wants a handout. but let's level the playing field so we have great public education and we have ways for people to enter or reenter or re-envision themselves. you may call that populism, but frankly when you hear pope francis start talking about that, too, i think we have had a years of trickle- down economics and austerity- based economics, and it has not turned the country around. so this level of populism, progressivism, i think, is something that people are yearning for. so we will see, but i don't see the republican party, at least in terms of the congress, i don't see that it is getting lots of hugs and kisses from people around the country. i see there is a lot of anger and a lot of anx
so i think there is -- when i looked at the elections, in new, chris christie won in jersey, that is true, but so did minimum wage expansion. virginia,liffe won in walsh in boston, palacios in new york. the person who was protested education -- >> could you speak up? >> the person who was pro- education won. so there is something going on in the country that is about, yes, working hard. nobody wants a handout. but let's level the playing field so we have great public education and...
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nelson mandela emerged from 27 years in prison to become south africa's first elected black president, dying yesterday at the age of 95. the comments of about mandela from former u.s. vice president al gore, the democratic alliance leader, and chris williams. is probablyndela the preeminent global leader for his life of courage and commitment, and inspires me. >> nelson mandela is our george washington. he has a legacy internationally, and his legacy is primarily ,econciliation, redress constitutionalism, and the rule of law, open market economies, diversity, and non-racialism. >> i am extremely sad. it is tragic news. just remind it what an extraordinary and inspiring man nelson mandela was. my thoughts are with him and his family. >> i want to introduce you now to an ambassador who has dealt with nelson mandela in the past, the first woman u.s. ambassador to south africa, and the senior director for african affairs at the national security council, currently a distinct professor at carnegie mellon university and also the director of the carnegie center for international policy and i
nelson mandela emerged from 27 years in prison to become south africa's first elected black president, dying yesterday at the age of 95. the comments of about mandela from former u.s. vice president al gore, the democratic alliance leader, and chris williams. is probablyndela the preeminent global leader for his life of courage and commitment, and inspires me. >> nelson mandela is our george washington. he has a legacy internationally, and his legacy is primarily ,econciliation, redress...
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and as they arrived to the office of the prime minister it became clear that a new election wasn't enough. >> translator: dissolving parliament doesn't matter. we have come here because we want to restore the monarchy and the nation. dissolving parliament won't solve the country's problems. >> the protestors are backed by the opposition democrat party which has failed to win the last five elections. a trend that's likely to continue in the next vote. now, the people here say they want to eradicate the so-called regime of thaksin shinawatra, the former prime minister accused of abusing his power. the prime minister at the time that they were trying to force out was watsuwat can brother-in-law of thaksin shinn watt. he delivered another fiery speech in front of tens of thousands of supporters. and repeated his call for a reform committee to rub the country. >> this means that from now on, the people will appoint a people's prime minister and a people's government. from now on we'll have the people's council having the legislating, no longer the government which is no longer the in power. >>
and as they arrived to the office of the prime minister it became clear that a new election wasn't enough. >> translator: dissolving parliament doesn't matter. we have come here because we want to restore the monarchy and the nation. dissolving parliament won't solve the country's problems. >> the protestors are backed by the opposition democrat party which has failed to win the last five elections. a trend that's likely to continue in the next vote. now, the people here say they...
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collapse of obama care has given the republican party a tremendous opportunity for next year's mid term election, but you know what? sometimes the republicans are their own worst enemies. let's welcome former republican senator from texas kay bailey hutch chin son. as always, great to see you. i wasn't necessarily referring to you, i was referring to the generic republicans, but here's a point. judiciary committee in the house yesterday reported on by dan millback from the washington post, whispering or spoken word about impeachment. we're going to impeach. i have to listen. steve king, doug collins, blake farenhold, steve stockhold. they're talking about impeaching president obama because they don't like syria and they don't like obama care. i'm thinking that would be the nuttiest, dumbest idea at this point that's possible. what's your take? >> i think that diverts attention from the real issues that every american that has had insurance and that has had a letter from their insurance company canceling that insurance or the people who are really suffering, that's the need that we need to addres
collapse of obama care has given the republican party a tremendous opportunity for next year's mid term election, but you know what? sometimes the republicans are their own worst enemies. let's welcome former republican senator from texas kay bailey hutch chin son. as always, great to see you. i wasn't necessarily referring to you, i was referring to the generic republicans, but here's a point. judiciary committee in the house yesterday reported on by dan millback from the washington post,...
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been made about a lawsuit but the action will have to wait until the union completes the leadership election tomorrow. >> the west contra costa county school board is working on new bullying policies after an emergency meeting with parents last night. a tran gender student spoke up about being bullied at high school after her fight was caught on video. the board agree that existing policies are not enforced across the district so they are giving themselves 40 to 45 days to develop if you policies. >> it came to a point where i wanted to physically hurt myself. >> i take responsibility for that. i am sorry. >> the school district called the emergency board meeting after parents come-- >> and now a city councilwoman schaaf has raised paperwork for run for mayor. she worked for jerry brown and a former city council man and is more popular than the mayor in the district. >> the tables have turned on the commission that voted to revoke the accreditation of city college, with the department of education now ordering the commission for community and junior colleges to make changes to keep their sta
been made about a lawsuit but the action will have to wait until the union completes the leadership election tomorrow. >> the west contra costa county school board is working on new bullying policies after an emergency meeting with parents last night. a tran gender student spoke up about being bullied at high school after her fight was caught on video. the board agree that existing policies are not enforced across the district so they are giving themselves 40 to 45 days to develop if you...
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. >> congresswoman waters, you were one of the leaders, a state elected physician and first pushed for divestment of the pension funds there. how difficult was that fight when you first led it to try to get america on the right side of history? >> well, divestment in the state of california was not an easy chore. i was a member of the california state assembly. i certainly introduced legislation but it took me years of working on the whole education of what was going on inside south africa for my colleagues. i had to do clippings every day. my staff clipped from wherever we could find information to teach them about who nelson mandela was who winnie mandela was, what was apartheid, what is anc, that is african national congress. it took years leading up to dive divestment. because i was fortunate enough to serve on the board of trans africa we were part of the strategy that not only did rallying and arrested at the embassy and took over the south african consulate in los angeles but economic sanctions were extremely important to put pressure on the south african government to help brin
. >> congresswoman waters, you were one of the leaders, a state elected physician and first pushed for divestment of the pension funds there. how difficult was that fight when you first led it to try to get america on the right side of history? >> well, divestment in the state of california was not an easy chore. i was a member of the california state assembly. i certainly introduced legislation but it took me years of working on the whole education of what was going on inside south...
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. >> yes, but women have elected democratic presidents, there's been a big gender gap on the national level. women are so perplexing, if you call them sweetie, it turnings them off. if you try to minimize the crime of rape, it turns them off. maybe that's a lesson that everybody ought to learn. >> and just sort of think through what you're actually about to say. so i've got to thank you, thanks for coming by. and thanks for watching state of the union. fareed zakaria gps starts right now. >>> this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. starting with nelson mandela and we will ask you what happened to his legacy in africa and beyond. i have a great panel including one of mandela's close confid t confidants and the man that until this summer was obama's top national security -- why he says the u.s. doesn't need to cut a deal with hamid karzai of afghanistan. >>> next, how to understand the booming american economy. i'll ask the man who
. >> yes, but women have elected democratic presidents, there's been a big gender gap on the national level. women are so perplexing, if you call them sweetie, it turnings them off. if you try to minimize the crime of rape, it turns them off. maybe that's a lesson that everybody ought to learn. >> and just sort of think through what you're actually about to say. so i've got to thank you, thanks for coming by. and thanks for watching state of the union. fareed zakaria gps starts...
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there are no free and fair elections. if raul and fidel castro are still alive and healthy, if they want to stay in that your peck. >> it's true. that's a cautious and skeptical and perhaps appropriate view. my view is they have put in too many reforms in place to move the dial backward now. and that's why i think it's different than 2000. >> what i'm told is that the president of the united states, since taking office five years ago, took some modest steps to improve travel restrictions for example between the u.s. and cuba. he would like to improve relations but as long as alan gross, the american for four years now, being held prisoner is continued to be held prisoner for all practical reasons, this administration is really not going to do anything dramatic or important. >> that's what you've been told. that was in fact the case in the first term, but if you look at the second term, what we now have rather than preconditions, that is release gross and then we'll talk, we now have a process where the two presidents are
there are no free and fair elections. if raul and fidel castro are still alive and healthy, if they want to stay in that your peck. >> it's true. that's a cautious and skeptical and perhaps appropriate view. my view is they have put in too many reforms in place to move the dial backward now. and that's why i think it's different than 2000. >> what i'm told is that the president of the united states, since taking office five years ago, took some modest steps to improve travel...